(a) Streets. The City of Longview shall have exclusive dominion, control and jurisdiction in, upon, and over and under public streets, avenues, alleys and highways of the city and may provide for the improvement thereof by paving, repaving, raising, draining or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of the State of Texas. Such exclusive dominion, control and jurisdiction in, upon, over and under the public streets avenues, alleys and highways of the City of Longview shall also include, but not be limited to, the right to regulate, locate, relocate, remove, or prohibit the location of, all utility pipes, lines, wires or other property,
(b) Other improvements. The City of Longview shall have the power to provide for the improvement of drainage facilities and to extend its water and sewer systems and assess a part of the cost of such improvements against abutting property owners as in the case for street improvements according to the procedures set forth in the general laws of the State of Texas, and fix a lien to secure the cost of such assessments as therein provided and issue assignable certificates.